Impact of Stonehenge tunnel cancellation is ‘small and manageable’, says Costain chief

Stonehenge tunnel 2023

Contractor won £60m job as delivery assurance partner on £2bn scheme

Costain’s chief executive has brushed off the impact of the government’s decision to cancel the £2bn Stonehenge tunnel project and said the firm is “focused on delivering the programme that we’ve got”.

The contractor won a £60m job as delivery assurance partner on the scheme in a joint venture with Mott MacDonald in 2022 but the 3.3km tunnel was mothballed by Labour last month.

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